Improved bedstead



@anni Efira Me ROBE Pf'I MARTIN, OF'

i Letters Patent Na/"1,273,

CHICAGO. ILLiNoIs.

dated February 23, 1869.

IMPROVED BEDSTEAZD.

' The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part ofthe same.

To all whom it may concern.- I .I

. Be it known that I, ROBERT MARTIN, of' Chicago, in the county of Cook,and State of Illinois, have in-I vented certain new and usefulImprovements in Bed# steads; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, like letters indicating like partswherever they occur.

To enable others skilled in the art to construct and use my invention, Iwill proceed to describe it.

My invention4 relates to bedsteads, and consists in constructing theframe, bottom, and canopy, entirely of m'etal, in a novel manner, sothat the whole may 'be readily put together and taken apart,.,withoutthe use of any tools for the purpose.

In the drawingsl Figure l is a perspective view of the bedsteadcomplete, withthe frame for supporting the canopy at-- tached.'

Figure 2, a section on the line y-y.

Figure 3, a cross-section on line :t x.

Figure 4, a portion detached, showing the manner of securing the slats.

A A represent round iron posts, in a single piece, and of the requisitelength of the bed-posts.

These posts have cast on or around them, at or near their middle, ironblocks orcorner-pieces, B, as shown in figs. l, 2, and 3, which, uponshrinking,` take hold with great force upon the posts.

These blocks are formed with two faces standingat right angles to oneanother, and provided with grooves to receive tongues on the ends of theVside-rails of the frame, to forma dovetailedj joint therewith, asclearly lshown in fig. 2.

C O represent the side-rails ofthe frame, formed of L-shaped angle-iron,as seen in cross -section in .3.

gThese rails have secured to-them, by rivets or bolts t 'L at each endf,the metal blocks or head-pieces E, as shown in figs. l, 2, and 3.

The outer ends or faces of these Iheads have on them tongues b, which tinto the grooves in the faces of the blocks B, forming' adovetail'joint, as clearly seen in figs. l and 2.

The tongues b are made smaller at their lower end than at the upper, sovas to wedge tightly in place, and prevent rattling, the openings in theblocks B being shaped to correspond.

The end-rails may be formed in they same manner as the side-rails, ortheymay be made solid with the corner-blocks, by casting the blocksdirectly upon the end of the rail.

The head and foot-boards G ofthe bed are made light, i

skeleton-frames, as in g. l, the top rails of which extend out on eachside, and have holes through them, and are 4slipped onto the upper endsof the posts A, and held by nuts c, the side-pieces of the frameexvtendingdown to and having tenons tting into the rails C, thus holdingthe whole frame securely in place.

The canopy-frame F is formed of the light metal side-pieces m, connectedby the rods n, held in place by the vornamental nuts o, and the whole issupported by ears on the bars fm', which fit on to the ends of the postsA, and are secured by the nuts or knobs o, all as shown in g. 1.

The bottom is formed of the light strips, -or strapiron D, of whichthere are 4two sets, running at right angles to one another, andinterwoven, said straps having oval holes or openings ein each end, andbeing held by studs or bolts, secured in the, upper sideof the rails C,at proper distances apart. l The bolts a are free to turn, and areprovided. with heads which stand eccentric to the body or stem, andwhich, when turned in the proper position, will allow the slats to lb eslipped over them, after which the'bolt is turned around, and the slatthus locked in place, as shownin figs-1, 3, and 4.,

When thus constructed, we have a bedstead which is very stron'g, light,and cheap, and in the joints of which vermin will not breed, as is thecase with those made wholly or partially of wood.

The head` and foot-boards G may be made plain or ornamental, as desired,and the canopy-frame F may be removed, when desired, by simply taking othe -nuts c, and lifting it from its place,- after which the nuts arereplaced and turned down, to hold the head and foot-boards.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is l 1. Ametallic bedstead, consisting of the solid posts A, with corner-piecesand rails attached, as described,

andl having the slats D secured by the eccentric-headed bolts a, all asset forth.

2. In combination with a bedstead, made as above described, they canopy,constructed as herein shown and described. i

ROBERT MARTIN. Witnesses:

I. A. SrUReIs,

W. J. HART.

